I have some breading questions can you help?

[tanya1012]

thats one thing i was not told, wow I had no idea they had to be apart for 6 months, thanks so much for telling me

 

[tanya1012]

As for getting different pieces of advice, it's your job to weigh all of the information you get, evaluate who is giving it to you, and decide from there. :shrugs: Like Janine said, different places, different people, different practices.

to be honest i seem to get total oposit answers to the same question!
i think im going to sit and wait for my books arrive read them form cover to cover and see how i feel then, wow there is so much to take in !

 

[Jrgh17]

to be honest i seem to get total oposit answers to the same question!
i think im going to sit and wait for my books arrive read them form cover to cover and see how i feel then, wow there is so much to take in !

And that is a great choice.

 

[tanya1012]

well time to get dinner started thanks again for your time you have been a great help, i hope i can give you an update soon

thanks

 

[Lennycorn]

In Europe and in the UK co-habitation of corns in large vivs is far more accepted a practise than it seems to be in the States,

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diamondlil
Not wanting to steel a thread or start anything, but after saying that...
Have you heard of any stress related problems or anything do to this on your side of the mud puddle.

 

[diamondlil]

Tanya, call me a cynic, but this is my personal opinion. If you walk into most shops with money in your pocket and ask if you can buy a corn to put with the one you've got, the shop will sell you that snake without any hesitation.That means they've made a sale.
If they stopped you and raised the issue of quarantine, they may lose a sale. They could gamble on you having enough money to buy a seperate set-up, but if you (not just you, any potential customer) have £80 or whatever spare for a nice snake but not enough for the whole works, they want your money!
(As I said, I'm a cynic, I've heard too many people sold tank-busting plecos in petshops as a nice addition to their tiny tank, and just had to explain to my sister why her siamese fighting fish killed all the male guppies she just bought)

 

[tanya1012]

:-offtopic
diamondlil
Not wanting to steel a thread or start anything, but after saying that...
Have you heard of any stress related problems or anything do to this on your side of the mud puddle.

all i can add at this point is that here in the uk the reptile center Tango came from keeps males and females of all size groups together and says that is not a issue in any way at all.
I was told if i wanted to i could take home a second snake and just put it in with Tango

 

[diamondlil]

:-offtopic
diamondlil
Not wanting to steel a thread or start anything, but after saying that...
Have you heard of any stress related problems or anything do to this on your side of the mud puddle.

I don't advocate it, I've got a rack! I seriously doubt there are any differences in the stress levels, I'd expect for some keepers it works, the others probably wonder why their pets died....... I wouldn't risk it myself

 

[tanya1012]

Tanya, call me a cynic, but this is my personal opinion. If you walk into most shops with money in your pocket and ask if you can buy a corn to put with the one you've got, the shop will sell you that snake without any hesitation.That means they've made a sale.
If they stopped you and raised the issue of quarantine, they may lose a sale. They could gamble on you having enough money to buy a seperate set-up, but if you (not just you, any potential customer) have £80 or whatever spare for a nice snake but not enough for the whole works, they want your money!
(As I said, I'm a cynic, I've heard too many people sold tank-busting plecos in petshops as a nice addition to their tiny tank, and just had to explain to my sister why her siamese fighting fish killed all the male guppies she just bought)

Dont get me onto fish tanks !! mine has been nothing but trouble !!
I know where you are coming from, the shop i went to yesterday was just like that the moment they found out i was just checking out the snakes and not there to take one with me that very moment the guy just lost total interest in me, but on the other hand the reptile center Tango came from has a very high reputation and my hubby and i have got to know them very well over the last year and a bit

 

[diamondlil]

Ooooh what fish do you keep? I've got a 4 foot tropical tank now, with a pleco, a shoal of black neons and (I'm so ashamed, but I love him) a hybrid parrot. Keeping corns is so easy in comparison to the fish. I use the Practical Fishkeeping website to help, especially since the specialist tropical fish shop near me closed down. I've had to put in extra filtration to cope with the pleco, but I knew what he'd need thanks to the website

 

[tanya1012]

Ooooh what fish do you keep? I've got a 4 foot tropical tank now, with a pleco, a shoal of black neons and (I'm so ashamed, but I love him) a hybrid parrot. Keeping corns is so easy in comparison to the fish. I use the Practical Fishkeeping website to help, especially since the specialist tropical fish shop near me closed down. I've had to put in extra filtration to cope with the pleco, but I knew what he'd need thanks to the website

I also have a 4ft tropical tank and it holds :
1 x amoured shrimp ( did have 3 )
4 x parkinsons rainbow ( did have 6 )
1 x albino red tail shark
2 x pleco
15 x different gouramis
5 x mollies
5 x swordtails
1 x water dragon ( not sure of its real name !)
11 x black widow tetras
and a few others i cant remember !!!!

 

[tanya1012]

2 x syno catfish
2 x clown loach
6 x angle fish
* goes back to look at the tank to see what else i can see !!!*

 

[diamondlil]

Sounds great! I'm waiting for the black neons to die off so I can have a shoal of glowlights instead, but they are going for a world record at nearly 3 years old!

 

[tanya1012]

5 x rams
3 x rosie tetra
and i think thats it !!!

 

[tanya1012]

wow 3 years ive been lucky to keep one going a year!!
it does seem to have settled alot now

 

[diamondlil]

My favourite fish ever was my weather loach, Bogle. I had him 12 years.

 

[diamondlil]

wow 3 years ive been lucky to keep one going a year!!
it does seem to have settled alot now

Yep, it takes a lot of jiggery-pokery and water-testing. I found sticking with the fish that like the same water and using 'black water extract' helped in the end

 

[tanya1012]

i can only seem to keep 2 loach in the tank if add any more they just die